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Definition of importune verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

importune

verb

NAmE//ˌɪmpɔrˈtun//

importune somebody (for something) importune somebody to do something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they importune

he / she / it importunes

past simple importuned

-ing form importuning

to ask someone for something many times and in a way that is annoying synonym pester

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